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1938 Chevrolet Master Abandoned for 50 Years Gets Rescued, Engine Refuses To Die
1938 Chevrolet Master Abandoned for 50 Years Gets Rescued, Engine Refuses To Die

24 Aug 2023, 12:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced in 1933 as a replacement for the Eagle, the Chevrolet Master remained in production until 1942 with yearly updates

 
1953 Chevrolet 210 Was Left To Rot in a Barn, Gets Rescued After 41 Years
1953 Chevrolet 210 Was Left To Rot in a Barn, Gets Rescued After 41 Years

2 Sep 2022, 15:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Even though four decades in a barn is a very long time and usually results in a big amount of rust, this 210 is actually in pretty good condition

 
1951 Studebaker Land Cruiser Comes Out of Storage With Original V8, Runs Like a Champ
1951 Studebaker Land Cruiser Comes Out of Storage With Original V8, Runs Like a Champ

18 May 2022, 16:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Most of us know the Land Cruiser name from Toyota's long-running SUV, but it was Studebaker that introduced it to the automotive world

 
1973 Dodge Dart Spent 29 Years in a Barn, Engine Refuses To Die
1973 Dodge Dart Spent 29 Years in a Barn, Engine Refuses To Die

27 Mar 2022, 13:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It might not be the most powerful Dart out there, but the fact that the 225 slant-six came back to life after almost three decades is downright amazing

 
1954 Buick Special Was Left to Die, Comes Back to Life After 30 Years
1954 Buick Special Was Left to Die, Comes Back to Life After 30 Years

13 Jan 2022, 16:34 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Yeah, the old gal rattles and squeaks as it rolls down the road, but the mill fires right up and purrs like a kitten while idling

 
Rare 1965 Datsun Truck Spent 35 Years in a Barn, Engine Refuses To Die
Rare 1965 Datsun Truck Spent 35 Years in a Barn, Engine Refuses To Die

9 Jan 2022, 14:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This Datsun 320 is not the most valuable classic out there, but it's a unique and cute automobile that deserves a second chance at life

 
1967 Chevrolet Corvette Barn Find Rocks Mysterious V8, Takes First Drive in 50 Years
1967 Chevrolet Corvette Barn Find Rocks Mysterious V8, Takes First Drive in 50 Years

6 Jan 2022, 13:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This 1967 Corvette left the factory with the cool 427 V8 under the hood, but the original mill was replaced by a small-block unit

 
I Had the Time of My Life Driving a Toyota Land Cruiser Safari 4x4 in the African Bush
I Had the Time of My Life Driving a Toyota Land Cruiser Safari 4x4 in the African Bush

11 Sep 2021, 07:46 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / In a surreal landscape in the Tsavo West National Park, in Kenya, is where I got the chance of a lifetime to drive this Toyota Land Cruiser Safari truck.

 
Aaron Kaufman Changes His Mind, Rips the Track in a 2021 Roush Stage 3 Mustang
Aaron Kaufman Changes His Mind, Rips the Track in a 2021 Roush Stage 3 Mustang

6 May 2021, 11:27 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / It's a bit obvious that we're dealing with a publicity stunt, but we still find it funny to see Kaufman acknowledging his prior dismissal of the Blue Oval pony

 
Early Ioniq 5 Reviews Focus on Low Price, Driving and 800V Charging Experience
Early Ioniq 5 Reviews Focus on Low Price, Driving and 800V Charging Experience

23 Apr 2021, 08:07 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / According to the “Asian Petrolhead” YouTube channel, the crossover SUV also comes with an attractive price at home in South Korea to make it even more enticing

 
The First C8 Corvette Test Drives, Track Tests Are In
The First C8 Corvette Test Drives, Track Tests Are In

16 Oct 2019, 14:17 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's true, ladies and gents! The C8 is superior to the C7 by leaps and bounds, but on the skidpad and in terms of braking, the extra weight doesn't help

 
2020 Volkswagen ID. Features 150-kW Electric Motor
2020 Volkswagen ID. Features 150-kW Electric Motor

25 Dec 2018, 04:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Volkswagen is on a bit of a roll with the ID., which will enter production in November 2019. The planned output for 2020 is... wait for it... 100,000 models

 
2016 Chevrolet Camaro Unleashed
2016 Chevrolet Camaro Unleashed

13 Mar 2015, 12:37 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The king is dead, long live the king! As the 2015 model year is gradually phased out of production, the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro has been teased by the big bowtie

 
2015 BMW X3 First Drive Review
2015 BMW X3 First Drive Review

21 Jul 2014, 10:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Being the second SUV-like car ever launched by BMW, the X3 was initially welcomed with an unexplainable cold. Unlike the X5 that was already popular by the time the smaller Sport Activity Vehicle hi...

 
2015 BMW X4 First Drive
2015 BMW X4 First Drive

3 Jul 2014, 13:22 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / If you want to buy a BMW with a tailgate these days, you can have your pick out of no less than 5 different models, something that would’ve been unconceivable not too far back. However, times ...

 
2014 Suzuki SX-4 S-Cross First Drive
2014 Suzuki SX-4 S-Cross First Drive

14 Jun 2014, 08:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We are living in an era where the automotive industry has a fixation for filling all possible niches with a minimum effort while hoping to push millions of new cars on the market each year, This...

 
2014 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 TSI First Drive
2014 Volkswagen Polo 1.2 TSI First Drive

6 Jun 2014, 13:18 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As far as the VW Polo is concerned, the German supermini was always a case of "Honey, I've shrunk the Golf." And that statement stands true even after 39 years of continuous productio...

 
2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA 200 CDI First Drive
2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA 200 CDI First Drive

16 May 2014, 19:40 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / About a decade ago, when Mercedes-Benz surprised everyone by introducing the first modern “four-door coupe” in the form of the Michael Fink-designed CLS, not many people believed that th...

 
2014 BMW M235i First Drive
2014 BMW M235i First Drive

18 Apr 2014, 15:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It’s not every day BMW comes up with something it can proudly call the spiritual successor of the legendary 2002tii. And yet... here it is, the M235i. While the name might be a bit confusin...

 
2014 MINI Cooper S Hardtop First Drive
2014 MINI Cooper S Hardtop First Drive

11 Apr 2014, 15:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Ever since the first spy shots of the 2014 MINI Cooper S model reached our headquarters we were extremely curious to experience BMW’s first front-wheel-drive platform, internally codenamed UKL...